CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 5

CHESS

WELLINGTON LEAGUE

PROGRESS OF COMPETITIONS

The Wellington Chess League competitions have now passed the fifth round in all three grades. The first series of games in the A grade finished with the Welilngton Red team half a "point in front of the W.M.C. tsam. The A grade now commences a second series of rounds. In the second grade competition Shell have so far an unbeaten record. The Karori Red have only lost half a point in the third grade competition. The position of the clubs at the end of the fifth round is as follows: —

Champion of Champion 3 Tournament. —G. P. Anderson, 2 Wins, 2 draws, 1 point; F. K. Kelling, 2 draws, 1 point; E. E. Hicks, 1 draw, J point; F. Vincent. 1 draw, i point; E. V. Blazek, 1 loss; J. K. L. Webling, 1 loss. . g INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Grade.—R. C. Glass. 1 win, 1 point; Mrs. Goldsmith, 1 loss; F. Grady, 1 draw, £ point; L. K. Doherty, 1 draw, h point. . ' Third Grade.—C. H. Ham, 4 wins, 4 points; G. Congrove, 2 wins, 2 points; L. Goldsmith, 1 win, 1 loss, 1 point; G. M. Morpeth, 1 win, 2 losses, 1 point; R. H. Cross, 2 losses, 1 draw, £ point; L. G. Carr, 2 losses, 1 draw, £ point; L. Kemp, 1 loss. : / ■ ; SCORES IN THE ROUNDS. The following were the scores in the inter-club competition:— Second round. —First grade: Wellington Red 3, Ngaio 3. Third round.—First grade (Ngaio had the bye): Hutt Valley 3J, Red 2|, W.M.C. 5, Wellington Blue 1. Second grade: Wellington 3, W.M.C. 3, Shell 4i, Karori Is. Third grade (W.M.C. had the bye): Technical Red won from Wellington by default, Karori Red 3, Shell 3, Technical Blue 3, Karori Blue 3, Technical 0.5..5, Technical Green 1. Fourth round.—First grade (W.M.C. had the. bye): Wellington Red 5, Wellington Blue 1, Ngaio.3, Hutt Valley 3. Second grade: Wellington 5, Hutt Valley 1, Technical O.S. 2, W.M.C. 4. Brooklyn. Is, Shell 4£, MiramarrSeatoun 4, Karori 2. Third grade (Karori Blue had the bye): Karori Red won from Wellington by default* Technical Red 0, W.M.C. 6, Technical O.S. 1, shell 5. .. : ' ■■, - :: :.•';.■, Fifth round.—First grade (Hutt Valley had the bye): Ngaio 5, Wellington Blue 1, W.M.C. 2,. Wellington Red 4. Second grade:" Wellington 4£, Karori IJ, Technical O.S. si. Hutt Valley i, Brooklyn 2h, W.M.C. 3J, Shell 3J, Mira-mar-Seatoun 2J. Third grade (Technical Red had the bye): Technical O.S. won. from Wellington by default, Karori Red 5, W.M.C. 1, Technical Blue o,'Shell 6, Technical Green 2, Karori Blue 4. ■:■..-.■ , ■ - :.

FIRST GRADE. , Games. w. J/. p. p. a. rts. Wellington Itod. ... S OX 15% 8% 3",4 W.M.C. 3 1 0 16 S 3 Xicato 1 1 2 33 11 2 Wellington Blue . 1 !1 0 -6% 17'.4 1 Hutt Valley 0 0 1 9 lo Vt SECOND GRADE. Games. ' W. I.. D. F. A. Pts. Shell -. 5 0 0 20 10 5 W.M.C. .;...... 3 0 2 17 13 4 \ Wellington -3-0 2 19U 10V a 4 Technical O.S. ...12 1 -12%-HVa . 1« Karorl 1 3 1 12 ' ]8 Hi Miramar-Seatoun .1 » 111. H> 1% nntt Valley 1 '1 0 » 21 1 Brooklyn ...0 a 1 0 15 ' ',£ Brooklyn ' nnrt Technical O.S.—One game to bo. included. THIRD GRADE. . Games. \V. L. D. F. A. l'ts. Karpri Bed 4 0 1 23 ... 5 4»a W.M.C. 3 1 0 15%'. 8'4 3 Shell ' 3 1 1. 20y 3 ' 9M, ?.% Technical O.S. .. 3 2 0 17% 12'.4 3 Karorl Blue: .... 2 1 1. 12 12 ■ 2% Technical Red .. 2 2 0 33 11 2 Technical Blue ..1 2 1 10>i 13^ 1»£ WelliiiBton ..... 0 4 0 1 23 0 Technical Green .0 5 0 5 25 0